‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Laments After Baltimore Sun Sold to Sinclair TV Chairman
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In a holiday weekend surprise, The Baltimore Sun was sold by the investment firm Alden Global Capital to David Smith, the chairman of local TV station giant Sinclair Broadcast Group.
The Sun broke the news Monday, also revealing that Smith is joined in the venture by Armstrong Williams, a conservative political commentator who hosts a program syndicated on Sinclair’s 185 TV…
This story from hollywoodreporter.com was posted on 2024-01-16 by @earthed.